One to Watch – Seymour

Tara Madgwick - Thursday June 18

Group II winner Fontiton was a hot commodity at the 2016 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale fetching $1.1million, however she produced just two foals before her premature death last year and the first of those made a winning debut at Seymour on Thursday.

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Pinkham in a class of her own - image Brett Holburt / Racing Photos

Trained by Mick Price and Mick Kent Jr, two year-old Written Tycoon filly Pinkham was a hot favourite for the 1000 maiden and made it look all too easy when coasting home to win by two and a half lengths in a quick 57.53 seconds on a soft track.
 


A $200,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Newgate Farm draft for Mick Price Racing/Suman Hedge Bloodstock, Pinkham was bred by SF Bloodstock and was foaled and raised at Newgate.

Winner of the Group II MRC Blue Diamond Prelude, Fontiton was a half-sister by Turffontein to Group III winner Sartorial Splendor.

Her second and final foal is a Snitzel colt that was sold by Newgate at Magic Millions this year for $570,000 to Ciaron Maher Racing/Dermot Farrington Bloodstock.

 

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Race Result - Kellys Country Homes Mdn Plate 1000m

Seymour Track: Soft(6) Time: 0:57.53
1
Pinkham
- 2f Written Tycoon (AUS) x Fontiton (AUS) (Turffontein (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: M J Walker 55
2
2.5
Shantara
- 4m Equiano (FR) x Admiral's Lady (AUS) (Danehill (USA))
Tnr: Kylie Vella Rdr: S Vella 57.5
3
3.0
Maddox
- 2f Deep Field (AUS) x Cobblestones (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: J F Moloney Rdr: D W Stackhouse 55
4
3.3
Openhimup
- 3g Moshe (AUS) x Thats It Thats All (AUS) (Snippetson (AUS))
Tnr: P F Maher Rdr: B Rawiller 59.5
5
4.0
Raise The Summit
- 4m Canford Cliffs (IRE) x Decryption (AUS) (Bletchley Park (IRE))
Tnr: Brett Bunfield Rdr: Madison Lloyd 55.5
6
6.3
Bondi Tiff
- 4m Dalakhani (IRE) x Bondi Girl (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: Andrew Campbell Rdr: Alana Kelly 55.5
7
6.8
Herbert
- 3g Dangerous (AUS) x Lorgnette (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: G Brunsdon Rdr: Lachlan King 59.5
8
7.3
Sizzling Gold
- 2f Sizzling (AUS) x Gathering Gold (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: Matthew Brown Rdr: C Newitt 55.5
9
10.0
Cheeky Chipmunk
- 3g Redente (AUS) x Souhait (AUS) (Secret Savings (USA))
Tnr: Russell Osborne Rdr: Campbell Rawiller 58
10
13.0
Eupnea Lady
- 5m Squamosa (AUS) x Easy Breathing (AUS) (Cape Cross (IRE))
Tnr: Peter Jaques Rdr: D Moor 57.5
11
15.3
Ruski
- 3f Reward For Effort (AUS) x Marizza's Dream (AUS) (Fusaichi Pegasus (USA))
Tnr: Ms B Simpson Rdr: Chelsea Macfarlane 57.5
12
27.3
Glasurit
- 5g Magic Albert (AUS) x Volkaspray (NZ) (Volksraad (GB))
Tnr: David Prior Rdr: Michael Poy 59.5
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